First thread got pretty long so I'll start the second one freshhttps://twitter.com/380kmh/status/776489141060132864 …
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Starting off with the Ome Line, easily the most rural part of Tokyo itself which has rail service.pic.twitter.com/ZilMlRfzrb
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This line runs in the western part of the city and operates direct service to the center using Chuo Line stock.pic.twitter.com/v72D31dnCY
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That Tokyo includes very rural, mountainous areas is more of a quirk of municipal boundaries than anything, but a fortunate one...
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...and the same mountains run through adjacent prefectures, with the same ruralizing effect on the human environment.
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Residents of the city have many charming vacation spots just a short ride away; between the mountains & the sea there's something for all.
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Heading over the bay to Chiba Prefecture, we find the Kuriri Line, running from industrial seashore into rural hillspic.twitter.com/uI5bG10VgD
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Kazusa-Matsuoka, Hirayama, Kuriri, & Obitsu Stations--heading back towards the shorepic.twitter.com/klRJw97XGX
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Unlike the Ome Line, the Kuriri Line is not electrified--the trains it uses are DMUs, diesel multiple units. Speaking of...
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...the Karasuyama Line is an unelectrified line on the far fringes of the Tokyo area, beyond Utsunomiya...pic.twitter.com/ZblNftj3xm
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...site of an experimental train (second pic) which is battery powered. It charges at the terminal, then runs over unelectrified track.
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The Karasuyama Line operates some of the oldest diesel equipment in Japan, and some of the newest prototypes. The aim is to go all-battery.
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The BEMU (battery-electric multiple unit) design at Karasuyama Station, charging up for the return trip.pic.twitter.com/L3ta6TPQOx
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Kobana, Konoyama, and Shimotsuke-Hanaoka Stationspic.twitter.com/KrRc6sNTA0
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Deep in the mountains west of the Tokyo area, truly outside the city--the Koumi Line.pic.twitter.com/U44ZiWUpkN
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Another non-electric line, it uses DMUs and a Hybrid Diesel/Electric design (third pic)pic.twitter.com/EEDbbTB07D
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Heading far north, past Fukushima, to the Ou Main Line. Incredibly, high speed trains share parts of this route!pic.twitter.com/D3HUBR60SB
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High speed trains & a conventional express train, Ou Main Linepic.twitter.com/0AXiM5nXjS
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Takahata Station on the Ou Main Line is unique in having a hot spring spa (onsen) on the premisespic.twitter.com/MpBgm5p9WV
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Far, FAR north now--the Yamada Line, near the Tohoku coast that was ravaged by the tsunami. Moichi Station.pic.twitter.com/KDehXwUDVM
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Last pic; limited express on the Tsugaru Line, northern tip of Honshu. It got late, Acadia posts tomorrow!pic.twitter.com/469GzTVwWZ
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